It was the classic Winnie the Pooh moment that most of us probably can remember from childhood when the lovable huggable bear got stuck in a doorway after eating too much honey.

But it seems raccoons also have a similar problem with one in particular living up to its nickname of being a 'trash panda' after it ended up getting stuck in a sewage grate in Illinois after filling up on a feast of its own.

Police officers in the city of Zion ended up responding to the call about trapped animal which had gone into the sewer in search of some food.

Upon arriving at the scene the plump raccoon was found to be stuck fast in the drain with his belly far bigger than when he entered.

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Police in the Chicago suburb of Zion had to rescue a raccoon after the critter ate so much that he wound up getting stuck inside a sewer grate,

The furry fatty had to be rescued by city workers and cops, who joked that he ought to diet

In an amusing Facebook post by the Zion PD, the officers realized the raccoon was simply 'too big boned' to be removed.

Even with 'catch poles' to work with, they were unable to dislodge the raccoon from the storm sewer grate, apparently because of the animal's weight

'As a police officer no two-days are the same. Officer Vaughn responded to a call for assistance this morning for one of our furry residents. It seems this little guy has been eating a little too well and got caught in the sewer grate.

'Animal Control Officer Knorr & Officer Ken Vaughn were unable to remove him and had to request help from the real heroes over at the Zion Public Works Department. They were able to free him and our friend was no worse for wear.'